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EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel vs. C31400 Bronze

EN 1.3975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C31400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
78 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.2 to 65.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4